I did the same thing with my tail lights:  I took off the assembly, took
them in the house to the kitchen sink; and used dish soap and a small
strip of material that I fully inserted and swished around inside the
light. After rinsing with water it is amazing how much brighter the
lights are. And Easy to do too.  J.

developtrust wrote:

> Tonight I took my first ride at night after cleaning my headlights
> with my home made coat hanger Q-tip to see the difference. The
> difference was HUGE. I am sure the new Sylvania 9004XV bulbs had a lot
> to do with it but the amount of light compared to before was a quantum
> leap in visibility. Looking at the lights at night I could also see
> that my cleaning was not as thorough as I thought-- but they were VERY
> clear and bright and clean looking where I did clean successfully. I
> will have to get inside with a new home made coat hanger wire Q-tip
> tomorrow and do a more thorough cleaning. I could see a few still
> visible areas of film even though I was 95% effective with my first
> cleaning. I might as well do it as long as the enthusiasm is still
> with me. I recommend everyone clean the inside of your headlights. You
> will be glad you
> did. http://members.home.net/holisticdream/vanagon1989.htm William